Family:
Cabombaceae Rich. ex A.Rich.
Genus:
Cabomba Aubl.

Cabomba aquatica Aubl.

This species is accepted, and its native range is S. Tropical America.

[UPFC]
Distribution
Biogeografic region: Guiana Shield, Caribbean. Elevation range: 50–1000 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Córdoba, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupés.
Habit
Herb, Aquatic.

[CPLC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 50 - 1000 m.; Guayana y Serranía de La Macarena, Llanura del Caribe, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, acuática
Conservation
No Evaluada

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, Malaya

Cabomba aquatica Aubl. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 3, 2013 Gardner [725], Brazil K000887318 Yes
Jan 3, 2013 Mexia, Y.E.J. [5966], Brazil K000887322 Yes
Jan 3, 2013 s.coll. [s.n.] K000887330 Yes
Dec 1, 2002 Harley, R.M. [54519], Brazil K000887314 Yes
Dec 1, 2002 Harley, R.M. [54519], Brazil K000887315 Yes
Jul 17, 1980 Burchell [9547], Brazil K000887321 Yes
Jul 17, 1980 Traill, J.W.H. [15], Brazil K000887324 Yes
Philcox [4636], Brazil 7405.000 No
unknown [311], Brazil K000220410 Yes
Beauvois, P. [s.n.] K000887329 Yes
Murça, J. [52470], Brazil K000887320 Yes
Gardner [2478], Brazil K000220408 Yes
Miers, J. [4083], Brazil K000879791 Yes
Gardner [1235], Brazil K000887316 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.], Brazil K000887317 Yes
Gardner [725], Brazil K000887326 Yes
Ule, E. [7633], Brazil K000887325 Yes
Pires, J.M. [52470], Brazil K000887319 Yes
Lowe, J. [4039], Brazil K000887323 Yes
Gardner [2478], Brazil K000220409 Unknown type material Yes

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 321 (1775)

Accepted by

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Siti-Munirah, M.Y. & Chew, M.Y. (2010). Cabombaceae, a new family record for Peninsular Malaysia. Malayan Nature Journal 62: 241-248.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

Literature

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Siti-Munirah, M.Y. & Chew, M.Y. (2010). Cabombaceae, a new family record for Peninsular Malaysia. Malayan Nature Journal 62: 241-248.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0